{"id":5363,"date":"2023-09-06T14:45:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5363"},"modified":"2023-09-06T14:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:45:39","slug":"watch-peter-doocy-asks-jean-pierre-point-blank-why-80-year-old-biden-is-treated-like-a-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=5363","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Peter Doocy Asks Jean-Pierre Point Blank Why 80-Year-Old Biden Is Treated \u2018Like a Baby\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-5364\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-770x404.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-293x154.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19-390x205.png 390w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image-19.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy has the rare talent of being able to ask hard questions with an edge of humor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citing a new book \u201cThe Last Politician\u201d by Atlantic writer Franklin Foer, Doocy asked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre why \u201cPresident Biden \u2026 is treated like a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shocking question ruffled Jean-Pierre, who initially pushed back, saying, \u201cNo one treats the president of the United States, the commander in chief, like a baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doocy disagreed, noting there is a new book that makes that claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous, it\u2019s a ridiculous claim,\u201d Jean-Pierre interjected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The press secretary then provided a rambling response: &nbsp;\u201cI\u2019ll say this, there is always going to be a range of books that are about every administration, as you know, that\u2019s going to have a variety of claims. That is not unusual, that happens all the time and we\u2019re not going to litigate here. That\u2019s not something that we are going to speak to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean-Pierre then claimed that Foer\u2019s book presented a positive assessment of President Biden \u2014 noting, in her words, his \u201cwisdom\u201d which has \u201crallied the free world against authoritarianism \u2026 we have seen this\u2014 we all have seen this \u2026 his handling of foreign policy like rallying the world around Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doocy pointed out that Foer\u2019s book referred to Biden\u2019s foreign policy work as a \u201cfailure\u201d and asserted that the president \u201cfumed to friends [that] he was treated like a toddler. [Asking], was [former President] John Kennedy ever babied like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script>!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embedJS\/u4\"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+\"\/?url=\"+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+\"&args=\"+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, \"script\", \"Rumble\");<\/script>\n\n<div id=\"rumble_v3cj03m\"><\/div>\n<script>\nRumble(\"play\", {\"video\":\"v3cj03m\",\"div\":\"rumble_v3cj03m\"});<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>When Doocy pressed Jean-Pierre about recent Wall Street Journal, YouGov, Yahoo, AP, and NORC polls which found that an overwhelming percent of Americans and 69% of Democrats believe the president is too old to effectively lead the country for a second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last April, the Daily Caller&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/04\/26\/biden-addresses-concerns-running-age-health-80-2024-election-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that Biden attempted to address concerns about his age and mental fitness by telling reporters that his legislative record has been \u201coverwhelmingly positive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, the Daily Caller reported how Biden has brushed aside concerns about his age, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith regard to age and polling data, I noticed the polling data. I keep hearing about it, is that I\u2019m between 42 and 46% favorable rating, etc., but everybody running for reelection in this time has been in the same position, there\u2019s nothing new about that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/resistthemainstream.com\/watch-peter-doocy-asks-jean-pierre-point-blank-why-80-year-old-biden-is-treated-like-a-baby\/\">https:\/\/resistthemainstream.com\/watch-peter-doocy-asks-jean-pierre-point-blank-why-80-year-old-biden-is-treated-like-a-baby\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy has the rare talent of being able to ask hard questions with an edge of humor. 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